St. Jude is one of the world's top pediatric cancer care hospitals

St. Jude patient Abby celebrates her last chemotherapy treatment.
In 2008 the hospital was designated as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center, making it the first and only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center solely focused on pediatric cancer to receive this distinction.
In 2009, Parents magazine ranked St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as the No. 1 pediatric cancer care hospital in the country.
St. Jude was recognized as one of the top 10 Best Places to Work in Academia in 2011 by The Scientist magazine, an honor we’ve held since 2005.
Also in 2011, St. Jude was recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the first time in the hospital's history.
St. Jude is the second largest health care charity, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Philanthropy 400 list. During the past decade, St. Jude has consistently been in compliance with the Council of Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance and has also been rated favorably by the American Institute of Philanthropy and Forbes magazine, as well as financial rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch.
We are honored by these accomplishments and recognitions. And while ratings by third parties are helpful in making decisions about charitable giving, at St. Jude, we believe our success is measured in children’s lives. St. Jude has a compelling mission to conduct the pioneering research into childhood catastrophic diseases that will translate into lifesaving care that gives hope to children and families in communities everywhere.
As a research and care facility, our unique operational responsibility to the children who come to us for treatment may affect how third parties, such as Charity Navigator, measure our effectiveness. To learn more about St. Jude’s ratings by organizations like Charity Navigator and to understand how we differ from other institutions, visit our Donor FAQ.
October 2011
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